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( if there's anything to be thankful for on this station, it's the fact that the tech isn't all that unfamiliar. the holotech reminds him of dick, though, which ... is another story for another time. he's still dealing with being alive and stranded in space with a bunch of strangers who are definitely not from his universe first. that, and science. science is always important. stay in school, kids. you might get to blow something up in chemistry.

anyway, he has a bit of a discovery, so he's here to share with the class, like any good scientist. )

Friends, aliens, stationeers, lend me your ears. Or, more importantly, your eyes. ( he holds up a small gun-shaped object. ) I'm not sure what to call this thing yet, but I'm thinking along the lines of Gloop Blaster, trademark pending. Watch closely.

( he aims it at a patch of wall that's seen better days, and when he pulls the trigger, a dark, gloopy liquid attaches itself to the metal. )

It looks kind of gross at first, I know, but just give it a few seconds. ( which is agonizing for a speedster, but he'll live. after a moment, the gloop begins to harden into something more solid and wally pokes at it to demonstrate. ) See? It was sort of liquidy before, but now it's hardened into something much sturdier. Hell, it almost blends in. ( but everything on this station is dark and grimy so that's not hard to do. )

Anyway, I ran some rudimentary tests on this stuff in the name of Science and because I had nothing better to do, and my best guess is it's some kind of rubber, but I can't be a hundred percent positive without better equipment. I can tell you for sure it's heat resistant and waterproof, and if you're a speedster, definitely don't get caught in this stuff. (Sorry, Tommy.) There are a few other tests I have yet to run, but my preliminary conclusion is this stuff is basically like caulk. Space caulk. If you need to use it for any reason, let me know. Sharing is caring.

( he waves, and that's the end of the feed. )

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Excuse me-- what is a "speedster?" I've never heard that term before.

Oh, it just means we run really fast. Like, superhuman fast. ( ... ) Do you not have superheroes where you're from?

No, we do not. Or, they only exist in manga and Western comic books and movies.

( it's kind of weird to imagine a world without superheroes, but... )

Huh. I take it you're not a big fan, then? Of comic books.

Ah... No, not really.

[ He doesn't read manga. ]

if it's anything like what I'm used to back home, it's some kind of silicone adhesive
sealant, in case of leaks

that would make sense you've got stuff like this back home?

( hell, maybe they have it on the watchtower, but wally hasn't spent enough time there to know how they handle repairs. )

yeah, we use it on the roci all the time

[ Because they get shot full of holes all the time. ]

I found one of those, too. It was just jammed in my jumpsuit pocket when I woke up.

I thought it was actually a gun at first. That'd be crazy, right?

( wally laughs, and maybe he shouldn't but. )

Uh, yeah dude. This is a space station. Maybe we've been dragged here against our will, but I doubt they want us shooting holes in airlocks.

I was more worried about them wanting us to shoot holes in each other...

[Listen, it's far-fetched to him, but also not out of the realm of possibility coming from his school.]

Do you think we should keep all of them in one place, to make it easier for us to get to? Instead of having to call someone every time there's, like you said, a hole in the airlocks.

Seems like we're not the only ones to have found one of these. Maybe it's a common thing for people to have here?

well if theyre meant for repairs it would be dumb to just have one so i guess we got picked for space janitor duty

( he's joking, mostly. with his speed, he'd be a pretty good space janitor. )

Fantastic. That was always my dream job.

( if you could see his face it says otherwise )

I have met someone else with a similar device. ( he's not calling it a gloop blaster, okay )

Where did you find it?

( he'll have you calling it a gloop blaster by the end of the week, okay )

it fell out of my very stylish jumpsuit pocket its like they knew i was gonna go crazy without something to science

( must you, wally? )

My pockets were empty. I wonder if there truly is a reason why some people find these and others do not.

Is that meant to imply you have tested it on a "speedster"?

[ Excuse u ]

listen it was an accident sort of i mean ok him getting stuck was an accident an unforeseen circumstance but i got him out!

[ Any dumb squishy feelings Pietro might have about the idea that other speedsters 1) exist, and 2) might be here on this station, are thankfully overshadowed by the fact they're apparently also 3) idiots. ]

why on earth did you put it on him in the first place?

Edited (typos!! sry) 2018-05-14 07:08 (UTC)

( i mean, he's not wrong. they're definitely idiots. )

for science???

I have one of those. I thought it'd be useful for sealing up anything that might leak atmosphere.

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